#C42241#C42241

#C42241 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.194 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42241
RGB	rgb(196, 34, 65)
HSL	hsl(349, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 66.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 62.31, 24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 67.04, 21.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1852 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.194 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2939, 13.2653, 6.2813)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42241 #22C4A5

analogous

#C42292 #C42241 #C45422

triadic

#C42241 #41C422 #2241C4

tetradic

#C42241 #92C422 #22C4A5 #5422C4

square

#C42241 #92C422 #22C4A5 #5422C4

split-complementary

#C42241 #22C454 #2292C4

monochromatic

#5C101E #901930 #C42241 #DF4562 #E8798E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42241

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42241	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 34, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.194 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7075',
    500: '#c42241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42241;
$custom-light: #de7075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.519,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53442,
    "c": 0.19424,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42241

secondary

#73CFBE

accent

#EDCB3B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42241

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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